According to Amrit Gurung (Front man of a popular Nepali band Nepathya), we have learned that the band didn't get the visa to go to USA for their upcoming performance.  They were invited to perform during Summerfest on May 27th.  Below is an article he wrote that was published on Myrepublica.

"God bless America

AMRIT GURUNG
In the two decades of my musical career, I have never been as humiliated. I take pride in what I do and I have always used my art to promote dignity, peace and unity of the Nepali nation.

Someone rightly said that being an artist is being emotive forever. We get affected by what others say or do. I am glad to remain affected if that is what being an artist demands. I am happy as long as I can make my audience happy, my community happy and make Nepal happy. My personal feeling remains with me and me alone. 

Earlier this week, I got a call from my manager at nepa~laya that our application for US visas had been refused because the embassy in Kathmandu “found derogatory information on the petitioner who had sent an approved P3 petition for the band”.

According to the attending visa officer, a P3 petition is a process anyone in the US can apply by filling a form and paying a fee, which actually means that the US Department of Homeland Security gives away approvals for all applications based on the fee paid? If that is so, God save America.

We asked how we could verify if our organizer based in the US was genuine before applying for the visa. The man behind the thick glass counter told us to “Google them”. ..Please click here to read the rest of the article.